Strong 7.6-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jan 10 ― A strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early today, the US Geological Survey reported.

The agency said the tremor was felt on the islands of Timor, Maluku archipelago, and Papua. But there were no immediate reports of damages or victims. The quake caused light poles to sway and sent residents running out of buildings and onto streets in Tual, a port in the Maluku archipelago, videos posted by users on Twitter showed.

“Sustained vigorous shaking here in #Darwin just now from what looks to be a pretty serious #earthquake to our north,” user @OreboundImages tweeted.“Was huge! Went on for ages, whole house was really shaking,” still another Darwin resident noted.

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